Present Perfect Continuous Function Practice (Text Version) Read each present perfect continuous sentence and guess the function. Turn the card to see the answer. The functions you can choose from are: 1. Actions that started in the past and continuing until now (and may continue into the future) 2. How to form the past continuous. We form the past continuous by using the simple past form of the verb ‘to be’ – was/were – and the main verb in the -ing form. For example, “You were reading a book.”. To make questions we invert the auxiliary verb was/were and the subject: “ Were you reading a book?”. And to make negative forms Sharing is caring! We use the past continuous tense to talk about an action or situation that was in in progress at a particular point of time in the past. You can learn more about the past continuous tense here. This past continuous tense worksheet is designed for students of classes 4 and 5. Parents and teachers can print these English Continuous Tenses Activity Change the following sentences to the tense stated within brackets: 1. He plays tennis at his friend’s house. (present continuous) Answer: He is playing Tennis at his friend’s house. 2. We go to church on Sunday. (future continuous) Answer: We will be going to church on Sunday. 3. Samantha is dreaming. (past .

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